This video showcases Damascus's modern side, from the recently reopened Mount Qasioun viewpoint to the upscale Malki neighborhood where locals now freely explore. The route highlights contemporary attractions including Sham City Centre, traditional markets like Al-Hamidiyyeh souk, local eateries, and beautiful Damascene architecture, revealing a different perspective of Syria's capital.
- Duration
- 25 min 56 s
- Route distance
- 15.4 km
- Start
- Coming up, Damascus modern side
- End
- Malki Neighborhood
- Stops
- 6
- Channel author
- Carrie Patsalis
Timestamps and places
- — Coming up, Damascus modern side
- — بلدية ركن الدين, سوريا (Views from Mount Qasioun across the whole of Damascus)
- — بلدية كفر سوسة, سوريا (Meeting local Syrians on their first visit to Mount Qasioun after ban lifts)
- — Malki Neighborhood (Assad's old neighbourhood in Syria, Al-Malki)
- — Delicious syrian smoothies from Abo Abdo
- — Beautiful Damascene architecture
- — Smart shopping street in Damascus
- — A modern mall in Damascus called Sham city centre
- — Roadhouse diner in Damascus - delicious burgers
- — Al-Hamidiyyeh souk in damascus
- — Wonderful Al-Ghabra perfumes, Damascus
- — Visiting the Ummayad mosque in Damascus, Syria
- — Going inside the beautiful Ummayyad mosque
- — Tomb containing John the Baptist / Prophet Yahya head
- — Drone videography of Ummayad mosque, Damascus, Syria
Route on the map
Modern Syria is INCREDIBLE! Could this be the Next NEW YORK? 🇸🇾